The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-28

clude short stay In your active, stir.
ring city. ! am specially pleased that
the invitation which you 30 kindly
extend TO me has no partisan or po-
litical feature, but that the parties to
1t are the people Of Kama, City, do
sirous OF exhibiting 10 their servants
and the Chief Magistrate OF all the
people what they have done and con.
tribu'ed toward the national greatness
and prosperity, Of which every Amer
lean citis IN ia or should be proud.
Aud the pleasure which the non
political feature OF your invitation
gives me is increased by the fact that
Kansas City is represented here by
the parties who are actually engaged
in the divers enterprises which have
made your city great and prosperous,
and that every interest which she fos-
ters has place In the delegation / see
before me. / want to see your
city, and ! can discern no oppor-
tunity to do 20 unless extend
the trip to st. Louis already deter
mined upon, and include Kantas City
among the places / ehall visit. The
confederation l have already given the
subject and the heartiness and sim
certify Of your invitation induce me to
sccep. at once. My time upon this
contemplated trip will, Of course, be
limited, and many places which l
should be glad TO see must be passed
by; but am so free from doubt az TO
what should do In response to your
Invitation that | think 1t would be sf-
fectation TO do otherwise than To as
sure you tina, your city shall be in.
cluded 10 my schemes. / cannot now
fix the exact date when | will be with
you, but shall be glad to arrange that
and other details hereafter with those
acting In your behalf. l might add,
In q general way, that the time Of my
visit will be between the l,t and 18th
OF October"
The Presidents remarks were loudly
cheered, and ss the applause snb
sided be turned to Mr.. Allen aud re-
marked soto voce: "If this is an
evidence OF the way you will treat me
when i get to Kantas City / don'I
know when / shall be able to leave
there
THE INVITATION.
Mr.. Cleveland then spent some time
In examining the invitation, which
was lying on table beside him. II Il
a large volume, Handsomely bound In
seal skin and bearing on q white satir
panel inserted on the cover the words
"Kansss City to President Cleveland
and Mrs. Cleveland, greeting, 1887"
TIE first six leaves Of the book con
tain ak sllegoricsl figures In watel
color, illustrative OF the resources o
Kansas City and the States OF Kansas
Missouri, Texas, Colorado and the In
dian Territory. Kansss City is repre-
sented by winged female figure
seated on a hemisp here, on which Il
traced the outlines oil the State
named. Of which Kaasas City Is tn,
gateway.
The second sketch (Kaneas) Is {
figure bearing q sheaf OF wheat in he
arms and carrying In her hand q sun
flower. Missouri is represented /
maiden seated on some sheaves o
Rarnered wheat. At the feet OF In,
figure Ia q cornucopia, from which
fruits, vegetables and cereals hav,
fallen In proiusion. Some chimney
in the distance recall Missour's man
ufacturlng Industries. Vulcan a.
tingly illustrates the mineral resources
OF Colorado. The last conception o
the artist Is his hsppiest. II n IN In
dian maiden Just awakened from
slumber. Out OF the mists surround
Ing her comes the spirit OF progres
bearing in her left hand q wreath anC
Whispering TO her promise OF wha
the future has In store for her wheI
che (the Indian Territory shall hav,
been made q Estate. Then follow Oh
u 200 signatures which were obtained
In seven days. The President BAUM,
completed his ex animation OF the In
vltation, was introduced 10 the ladiel
accompanying the party, who told hin
frankly that they were not half % de
sirous Of seeing him In Kansas City u
they were Mrs. Cleveland.
The doors leading into the corridor
had In the meantime been thrown
open and the delegation passet
through the red. green and blu,
rooms. They then proceeded 10 th,
steps leading into the War Depart
ment, who're the party was photo
graphed.
The delegation will not return Ia {
body ut after seeing Washington, viii
20 10 vaii us pleasure resorts.
AN INVITATION FROM LYscHB.RG
A delegation from Lynchburg, Va.
headed by Senator Daniel, called on
the President ald invited him 10 al.
tend thu State fair, 10 be held al
Lynchburg In October next. TIL,
President promised 10 consider the In.
vitation, aud said he would give them
a decided answer a. q later day.